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Productivity
What Is Radical Candor?
We need candor more than ever. To be specific, we need radical candor now more than ever. We named dropped radical candor a couple of blogs ago, but we promised to come back.
Brett Hellman
Apr 28, 2020
4 Min Read
Productivity
Lack of Candor: The Consequences in the Workplace
A lack of candor when giving professional feedback, updating your team on the status of a project, or encountering any workplace situations can lead to dire consequences.
Sam Lepak
Apr 29, 2020
3 Min Read
Productivity
What Does Candor Mean in the Professional World?
Now that you have candor definition under your belt, but what does candor mean in the context of the workplace for professionals?
Brett Hellman
Apr 24, 2020
3 Min Read
Productivity
Candor Definition: Workplace Synonyms and Antonyms
Candor is no "small" skill. It's the foundation of a healthy work environment that allows a free flow of information. But in reality, professionals aren't too keen on being transparent.
Sam Lepak
Apr 22, 2020
4 Min Read
Matter Updates
Changelog
This week's changelog comes with bug fixes and a dashing new way to track the status of your feedback requests and where they've landed.
Brett Hellman
Oct 4, 2024
7 Min Read
Productivity
WFH 101: Top Five WFH Skills You Need During COVID-19
It’s important to expand your bandwidth, get equipped, and support your team during these sensitive times. Here are the top five professional and soft skills to keep under your belt amid COVID-19.
Brett Hellman
Apr 22, 2020
3 Min Read
Productivity
WFH 101: How to Keep Company Culture Alive
We touched on how the power of Zoom, Google Hangouts, and Slack video seamlessly connects individuals from great distances to remote life, but all work and no play isn’t fun.
Brett Hellman
Apr 7, 2020
4 Min Read
Productivity
WFH 101: How to Nicely Say ‘No’
In an office setting, you know overcommitting is a recipe for disaster. Apply that same mindset while working from home. We understand that saying “uh-uh” doesn’t come naturally, but communicating a healthy no will avoid burning out.
Brett Hellman
Apr 6, 2020
2 Min Read
Productivity
WFH 101: Yes, Zoom Call Etiquette Exists
Now is the time to work those verbal communications muscles (even if you can't go to the gym). We're answering some of your frequently asked questions on video chatting etiquette. Wear pants, put that sandwich down, and let’s get into it.
Brett Hellman
Mar 30, 2020
4 Min Read
Matter Updates
New Feature: Analytics for your feedback and skills is here!
You asked and we've delivered. Now, you'll be able to track your progress, check out analytics, and view feedback on a specific skill all in one place. Understanding how you're doing on a skill just got a whole lot easier.
Brett Hellman
Jan 20, 2020
3 Min Read
Leadership
10 Painstakingly Real Tweets About WFH
We interrupt your regularly scheduled work-from-home program to bring you some unnervingly, to-close-to-home tweets about WFH. Depending on what day you're on in terms of quarantine (we're on day 5), here are some of Matter's favorite #WorkFromHome tweets:
Dmitry Saprykin
Mar 25, 2020
4 Min Read
Productivity
WFH 101: Matter's 6 Must-Have Collab Tools
Professionals are now relying heavily on technology to handle multiple tasks, improve workflow, and just have some kind of interaction. We've compiled our go-to apps to helps us truck through this outbreak.
Brett Hellman
Mar 24, 2020
4 Min Read